City: Visalia

Organization Overview

Located in Tulare County, the heart of the state’s rural Central Valley, Kaweah Delta is a three-hospital system with eight outpatient service centers and three rural health clinics. The flagship hospital has 581 beds. There are more than 300 physicians and 3,600 employees and governed by a five-member board of directors.  In an effort to alleviate what has been a very real physician shortage in their county, Kaweah Delta is now fully accredited as a teaching hospital.

Position Highlights

This is a director level position reporting to a VP/C IO. The position focus is on innovative and integrated information technologies and services for the organization. The position oversees Information Technology Services, Clinical Engineering, and the Service Call Center.  This person will manage a team of about 40 people with one manager and two supervisors.  The peers of this person are a director of HIM, Director of Applications, and the CNIO.

Organization Overview

Located in Tulare County, the heart of the state’s rural Central Valley, Kaweah Delta is a three-hospital system with eight outpatient service centers and three rural health clinics. The flagship hospital has 581 beds. There are more than 300 physicians and 3,600 employees and governed by a five-member board of directors.  In an effort to alleviate what has been a very real physician shortage in their county, Kaweah Delta is now fully accredited as a teaching hospital.

Position Highlights

The Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of clinical informatics throughout the District. The position has primary reporting relationships to the CIO and CNO. The position has peer accountability with the Director of ISS Applications, the ISS Director of Technical Services, the Medical Director of Informatics and Nursing Directors throughout the organization.